Improvement in railroad rails



PATE EIoEo ANDREW A. HEIN, OE PORT WASHINGTON, WIsOoNsIN.

IMPROVEMENT IN RAILROAD RAILS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 133,77?, dated December 10, 187:2.

. in the State of Wisconsin, have invented eertain Improvements in Railroad Rails, of which the following is a specification-z Nature cmd Object of the Invention. A

My invention is a railroad rail made of common iron With steel Welded Onto the ends, so that thev may not be battered, but stand as Wel] and as long as steel rails.

Description of the Drawing Forming Part of this Specification. Figure l is a perspective view OI the rail with the steel Welded on, and a joint showing a rail in position on a railroad; Fig. 2, a crossseotion through the rail and joint; and Fig.'3, a cross-section through the steel end, showing` the rail jointed together.

General Description.

Aare the rails; B, the steel pieces Welded onto the ends. These rails, with the steel pieces Welded onto their ends, may be used with the old-fashioned chair, or with such a joint as shown, or any other joint.

Claim.

I claim as my invention- A common iron rail with steel pieces Welded onto its ends, substantially as described.

ANDREW A HEIN.

Witnesses:

A. HEIDHAMP, JOHN KAIsER. 

